Kogawa Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Japan

Kogawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kogawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Japan741:1,727,62625,989
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England51:11,143,612252,590
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Kogawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kogawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kogawa is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,152,132nd most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Kogawa are found; 42 percent are found in South America and 41 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 2,489,236. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 70 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 9 percent live and Paraná, where 9 percent live. Apart from Brazil it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Kogawa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kogawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 34.67% less than the national average, earning $28,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.24% more than the national average, earning $60,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kongaway862/
Kagawa8338,681/
Kugawa8384/
Kogowa8351/
Kegawa832/
Kochgaway8030/
Khoshgawa8019/
Kounghawa801/
Kogaeva7725/
Kongowa776/
Kagawai776/
Kugaywa774/
Kagaawa774/
Kaggawa773/
Congawa772/
Kagaywa771/
Kogavad771/
Kugawaj771/
Kagahwa771/
Kaagawa771/
Kongawe771/
Kagawea771/
Kanghawa7130/
Khangawa715/
Kangaiwa711/
Kougaeva711/
Kangahwa711/
Kagaijwa711/
Khaghawa711/
Keungawa711/
Kogavadh711/
Kocgavay711/
Khogaeva711/
Konghawo711/
Kagowa67256/
Kugaba6741/
Kagava6733/
Kugava6731/
Kogowe6725/
Cagawa6718/
Kugowa6718/
Kogova6718/
Kugawi679/
Kogeva679/
Kangaihwa677/
Kochgavay676/
Khangaiwa674/
Khoshgava672/
Khougaeva671/
Kagawe671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kogawa
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